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Hazel growing from stakes
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 1:49 pm
by Juddy in the Charente
Just a quick query, I used some of the cuttings from a coppiced hazel to create a woven compost bin. I have noticed since that the sticks that were driven into the ground have nearly all sprouted. Does this mean that they have taken root as if a giant cutting or is it just a slow term reaction of the tree, i.e. it was already geared up to sprout before it was cut!
Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 8:10 am
by MikeM
a lot of trees will continue to grow if you stick 'em in the ground (willow in particular is known to do this). I wasn't specifically aware of hazel doing it, but it is a quick growing species so I'm not totally surprised. Just think, now you're compost bin really will be green
Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 9:47 pm
by snapdragon
Hazel is a quick striker if planted fresh, if I remember right it's Hazel, Willow or Maple stakes and planted 'bundles' that are used to bind soil banks (and all very useful when coppiced)
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:29 am
by Juddy in the Charente
Thanks all, shall leave them and see what happens, shall wait till next spring to make a few more cuttings to poss develop a new hedge.
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 4:18 pm
by Mrs Moustoir
A similar thing has happened to me. My apple and hazel pea sticks have taken root!
I bet if I had actually wanted them to grow - that wouldn't have rooted!
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 3:52 pm
by snapdragon
I need to do the pollards on the maple and get it tidied up - i wonder if they would grow at this time of year?
I could have a forest in no time
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 4:03 pm
by Lady Willow
I took suckers off my twisted willow and standard willows in February along with other hardwood cuttings and stuck 'em in a nursery bed and they are all growing like the clappers.
Next year I'm going to take loads of cuttings from my poplars and willows and grow them on with the intention of planting up a load of them for coppicing in a few years time.
Juddy ... where in the Charente are you? You're not that far from me.
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:22 pm
by Juddy in the Charente
Aradia
postal code 16420 Lesterps (we're about 4 k's outside Lesterps)
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 7:07 am
by Lady Willow
You're about 30km from me!
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 8:55 am
by Juddy in the Charente
Aradia wrote:You're about 30km from me!
Aradia
How's the veggies going? Mine seem to be doing okay, not seen any Colorado beetle yet, tried buying a soil testing kit in Anguoleme the other day and got my very poor french strangled, ended up asking for a worm testing kit!!
30 k's? in which direction?
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:55 am
by Lady Willow
Hi Juddy - I've sent you a PM.
